A ping test determines the latency (communication delay) between your computer and another computer on a network. Several different types of ping tests exist.
I have found how to perform a special pinging test right here at home. This involves communication between parents and kids and dogs. Given that I’m a computer on one end of the network trying to ping my kids to get their attention and tell them it’s time for bed, or I’m pinging the dogs outside in the darkness to get their butts in here immediately, I’m finding there is a HUGE communication delay. What’s up with that?
I wonder what causes that? With teens, I believe it’s part of their development, tuning out the parents on pretty much any subject, unless it’s solely for their gain. The dogs thoroughly enjoy hiding outside in the darkness and listening to me demand (ha ha) that they get in here now. Meanwhile they are both out there sniffing every packet of grass they can get their noses on. It’s what they do, I think they’re picking up those habits from the kids, not listening.
With pinging, if I get a reply, then I know it’s working. Or if I see a timed out error instead of that much wanted reply, then there is definitely a breakdown somewhere in my house or network. So networking is a LOT like parenting, it’s all about either communicating or not communicating.
I’ll let you know how it all works out, and if I’m gonna have to perform a traceroute. Those kids and dogs better watch out if I have to take that next step.
OK, I’m heading out to the Command Prompt……………here we go…………………….
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